Rapper Bonginkosi “Kid X” Mahlangu decided to go back to school to polish his craft and learn more about the business side of the business industry.
Kid X entered the music industry and was affiliated with CashTime record label and RapLyf Records in the past. Now he's set to graduate in June and feels he's gained a better understanding of what it means to have a successful music career and a good deal at the same time.
“My knowledge of the industry was still pretty much as an amateur musician. I did feel like I needed to get a better understanding of the business itself. With everything that I've been through in my career — I've been a part of two labels that ended up disbanding — I felt like maybe there was something I was missing. I needed to look at myself in the mirror and question whether I was the best I could have been in those situations and the answer was definitely a no. So I had to figure out how I can upscale myself,” he told TshisaLIVE.
Kid X partnered with the Revolution Media Academy in Braamfontein which saw them distribute bursaries to aspiring music and had him focus on learning how to produce music and learn about the music industry as a whole.
It's been a 360 degree moment for Kid X as the school is right opposite Madison Square which he and his industry colleagues frequented in 2010 when they were still coming up in the industry.
“I feel this venture has really empowered me, and made me a better musician. The music that I am making is starting to feel even more authentic because when I sit with producers I always have to give them a brief of what I want. Now I don't need to brief anyone, I just go in and create.”
Having followed closely the careers of many artists, including American rapper Lupe Fiasco who has taught a rap course at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT), Kid X says he foresees himself following in the same footsteps to help other artists better understand the music industry.
“I've committed myself to music. If I'm to spread music its going to be things tied to the music. In future I want to get into things like teaching or doing anything in linguistics.”
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Kid X on going back to school to understand the business side of the music industry
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Rapper Bonginkosi “Kid X” Mahlangu decided to go back to school to polish his craft and learn more about the business side of the business industry.
Kid X entered the music industry and was affiliated with CashTime record label and RapLyf Records in the past. Now he's set to graduate in June and feels he's gained a better understanding of what it means to have a successful music career and a good deal at the same time.
“My knowledge of the industry was still pretty much as an amateur musician. I did feel like I needed to get a better understanding of the business itself. With everything that I've been through in my career — I've been a part of two labels that ended up disbanding — I felt like maybe there was something I was missing. I needed to look at myself in the mirror and question whether I was the best I could have been in those situations and the answer was definitely a no. So I had to figure out how I can upscale myself,” he told TshisaLIVE.
Kid X partnered with the Revolution Media Academy in Braamfontein which saw them distribute bursaries to aspiring music and had him focus on learning how to produce music and learn about the music industry as a whole.
It's been a 360 degree moment for Kid X as the school is right opposite Madison Square which he and his industry colleagues frequented in 2010 when they were still coming up in the industry.
“I feel this venture has really empowered me, and made me a better musician. The music that I am making is starting to feel even more authentic because when I sit with producers I always have to give them a brief of what I want. Now I don't need to brief anyone, I just go in and create.”
Having followed closely the careers of many artists, including American rapper Lupe Fiasco who has taught a rap course at Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT), Kid X says he foresees himself following in the same footsteps to help other artists better understand the music industry.
“I've committed myself to music. If I'm to spread music its going to be things tied to the music. In future I want to get into things like teaching or doing anything in linguistics.”
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